Wellesley

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Wellesley may refer to:

[edit] People

• Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760–1842), Irish peer, statesman, and Governor-General of India
• Henry Wellesley, 1st Baron Cowley (1773–1847), Irish diplomat
• Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769–1852), Irish soldier, statesman, and Prime Minister of the UK
• Charles Wellesley (1808–1858), British politician
• Arthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington (1807–1884), British politician
• Henry Wellesley, 3rd Duke of Wellington (1846–1900), British soldier and politician
• Arthur Wellesley, 4th Duke of Wellington (1849–1934), British soldier
• Arthur Wellesley, 5th Duke of Wellington (1876–1941), British soldier
• Henry Wellesley, 6th Duke of Wellington (1912–1943), British soldier
• Lord George Wellesley (1889–1967), British soldier
• Gerald Wellesley, 7th Duke of Wellington (1885–1972), British soldier and diplomat
• Elizabeth Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (1820–1904), Mistress of the Robes
• Arthur Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington (born 1915), British soldier
• Lady Elizabeth Wellesley (born 1918), British socialite
• Arthur Wellesley, Marquess of Douro (born 1945), British businessman
• Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Mornington (born 1978), British businessman

[edit] Places

• Wellesley, Massachusetts
• Wellesley High School, public high school in Wellesley, Massachusetts
• Wellesley College, private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts
• Wellesley, Ontario, township in Canada
• The community of Wellesley, in the township of Wellesley, Ontario, Canada

[edit] Other

• The Vickers Wellesley, 1930s single-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force
• Wellesley marriage, defunct term for (not necessarily sexual) same-sex cohabitation, see also Boston marriage